Edge Magazine Boosts Gaming Magazines

Future's Edge magazine put in a good performance according to the latest set of ABC’s adding 13.2% to its circulation year on year. The title now commands sales of 28,790. The publisher's Official UK Xbox Magazine also performed well, adding 1.8% in the same period, reaching just over 85,000. Meanwhile, Future's Games Master and PSM2 magazines added 0.2% and 0.3% to their circulation figures respectively, sitting at 55,388 and 45,276.

Future Publishing's Official Playstation 2 magazine remains the market leader despite suffering a 24.9% downturn in sales year on year. The successor to the Playstation 2 games console due to hit the shelves within the next 12 months, could signal further trouble for the title in the future.

Highbury Entertainment's Cube and Emap's sole gaming title, Nintendo Official Magazine UK both suffered declines in the six months to June.

Gaming Magazines: Jul-Dec 2004 Year On Year Comparisons

Title

Publisher

Jan 04-Jun 04

Jan 05-Jun 05

Actual Change

% Ch

Cube

Highbury Entertainment

29,172

21,302

-7,870

-27.0

Edge

Future Publishing

27,464

31,078

3,614

13.2

GamesMaster

Future Publishing

55,254

55,388

134

0.2

NGC Magazine

Future Publishing

23,804

13,670

-10,134

-42.6

Nintendo Official Magazine UK

Emap Active

46,108

37,760

-8,348

-18.1

Official Playstation 2 Magazine

Future Publishing

177,450

133,242

-44,208

-24.9

Official UK Xbox Magazine

Future Publishing

83,549

85,072

1,523

1.8

P2

Highbury Entertainment

18,929

15,638

-3,291

-17.4

PC Gamer

Future Publishing

57,748

48,326

-9,422

-16.3

PC Zone

Future Publishing

41,073

32,632

-8,441

-20.6

Play

Highbury Entertainment

54,109

46,567

-7,542

-13.9

PSM2

Future Publishing

45,147

45,276

129

0.3

PSW (Formerly Playstation World)

Future Publishing

56,834

50,618

-6,216

-10.9

XBM

Highbury Entertainment

29,559

26,376

-3,183

-10.8

The figures listed in MediaTel NewsLine's ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 18 August 2005. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date.